The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an 1135 waiver to relax certain rules and conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospices and other health care providers after the White House declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Declaration of a national disaster allows the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive these requirements under section 1135 of the Social Security Act. Among the CMS actions that could impact hospice is suspension of non-emergency survey inspections and rules for replacing damaged or lost durable medical equipment.
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Source: https://hospicenews.com/2020/03/14/cms-waives-hospice-rules-amid-covid-19-emergency